Originally made in 24 hours for ANV9! We went into it trying to make something that could be like an anime opening for All Nighter and had a ton of fun grinding it out (and suffering) until the final hour. We hope you enjoy it!

CREDITS

Vocals, Lyrics, Music: Will Stetson
- https://twitter.com/willstetson/
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe82o8G7z0bFXI2U092nteA

Lyrics, Music: @Miyolophone
- https://twitter.com/Miyolophone

Vocal Mix: Hope
- https://twitter.com/hope_jss

Music & Guitar: tephe (me!!)
- https://twitter.com/s_tephe

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There’s a journey you can take just once a year full of pleasure and pain
Where you push each other’s limits and rediscover love of the game

Sun’s piercing through your eyes, the climb begins today
You feel your aches and pains all fade away
So what? Yeah it’s 7am, but at least you’re not alone
A thousand others alongside, all in the same boat

And as you cross the starting line, one foot at a time, you’ve got a glint in your eye
‘Cause there’s something ‘bout the pressure that makes you feel alive

Don’t look back, there’s nothing to see
Except for the pavement cracking under your feet 
It’s always a race against the clock
And there’s never time to talk
So have faith and thug it out ‘til the end

Maybe your heart’ll start exploding
Adrenaline is flowing
You can’t tell if you’re goin’ insane
But its all worth it, cuz you know you gotta do it for the love of the game

Sun’s setting and time’s half gone, fatigue starts setting in
Your brain’s a mess and it all just sounds like shit
And the ragged breaths, the hurried steps,
You hear your friends, they look ahead, they plan what’s next
You know you gotta keep up with the rest

And you can’t afford to slow, a few hours to go, you’d better pick up the pace
Don’t let all the sweat and blood that you’ve poured in go to waste

Now, as your footsteps start to drag
You can see the checkered flag
You feel relief and fear 
The finish line is finally here

With your consciousness going, melatonin flowing
Reality is starting to crash down
Through the dark you just pushed on and on
And at the end of everything you have a real good song
*yelling* where the FUCK is my mixing engineer

Don’t look back, there’s nothing to see
Just think of the pavement cracking under your feet 
It’s always a race against the clock
And there’s never time to talk
So have faith and thug it out ‘til the end

Maybe your heart’ll start exploding
‘Cuz everything is coming together at the end of the day
So its all worth it, cuz you know you gotta do it for the love of the game

It was all worth it, and it’s only ‘cuz you did it for the love of the game

Love of the Game w/ Will Stetson, Miyolophone, Hope 【ANV9 Entry】

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